Cool, mid 70sF to start but warming to over 100F by afternoon. That’s my guess anyway. Yesterday was sunny and hot. Really a pretty nice day if the humidity wasn’t so high. As it was, you could hurt yourself outside in the sun. Nice at night though.
Did my dad taxi in the morning, with a pickup included. Got some stuff for the household, the BOL, and to sell at my non-prepping hobby show in the Fall. Then I was kinda stuck close to home all afternoon with more taxi duties. I did get a few housekeeping and office things done.
But today, I’ll be running around doing pickups in various parts of town. At least gas is back down to $3.37. Every little bit helps.
I’m gathering supplies for fixes and improvements at home and the BOL, and I’m adding to the stacks. Which is something you should think about doing… hurricane season is coming.
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Friday. Good morning!
I slept like a log. Megaproject continues at 11am with a meeting. Time for a shave, shower and breakfast before then.
Hot. Official warnings to avoid the sun and drink lots of water. It really is hot. Hard to know what to wear and still look professional. Bermuda shorts and a shirt, perhaps?
Anyhow, have a beautiful day!
Straw hat, a banana hammock, and a pair of crocs. The crocs are what make it professional.
How is the Iran deal being sold in the US? From here, it looks like complete capitulation by the USA: Iran gets to control the Strait of Hormuz, gets a huge reparations fund, and “will negotiate” on the nuclear topics. I.e., Iran lost nothing but some hardware, gains a lot of money, and has shown that – despite tactical losses – it can outlast and strategically defeat the US military.
How the heck is this being sold in the US? I’m sure the administration is claiming some sort of victory…
On other topics, bit of a misadventure today. I was out welding a fence, when the wife turned on the sprinkler. Onto the extension cable roll, which shorted and tripped a breaker.
Well, that’s what breakers are for, only: The one that tripped is not the one labelled “workshop”, but rather the one labelled “pantry light”. And, yes, the pantry light also went out.
Looks like a big oops in the electrical wiring. We are (I think) still within the house’s guarantee period, so I wrote up the info, took some pics, and sent it off to the building company.
I have no idea. Between family troubles*, dealing with the effects of yesterday’s storm, and working extra to earn money to make up for all the time away from the computer recently, I’ve been too busy to pay attention.
* Several family members have taken a turn for the worse and need help with things. I’d tell them that I’m busy so kindly just drop dead for a while, but that would be in poor taste under the circumstances.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a building which did not have both miswired runs and mislabeled breakers. I’m not a trained and licensed electrician but I know that a breaker labeled Dining Room should not also controlling half of the kitchen counter outlets. Now, I don’t want to suggest that most of the contractors putting up houses in the US are unlicensed, incompetent, hung over, or thinking about humping their sisters, but I have to judge by the evidence.
It is so regular that my wife will do something that either screws up what I’m working on, damages something, or puts me at great risk of death or injury, that I generally don’t do such projects if she’s home, or else turn off the sprinkler water, turn off a breaker and lock the door to that room, or similar. I’m almost positive that it’s not deliberate. She’s just so self-centered and oblivious that it doesn’t occur to her that there are considerations other than what she has in mind at the moment.